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honouring the sun and its power to bring a healthy crop
A beautiful handmade piece
Size 40cm x 60cm
woven from rattan strips into intricate patterns along the sides and top
At night the plant’s leaves pull together and a rustling can be heard
Tonga Basket Natural (55-02) Green honouring the sun and itsA handwoven natural Tonga basket in Ilala palm These solid edged baskets are the pinnacle of the Tonga (Bathonga) basket maker's art in Zimbabwe and Southern Zambia. Woven from Ilala palm leaf, each starts as a square and is coiled into an almost perfect circle. The fine edging is known as snake's belly for its serpent scale pattern, and the soft natural tones come from dyes made with tree bark. Traditionally used to winnow grain, today they make
